A fresh wind of hope at the SDT : SRA Lawyer
Posted on December 17, 2020 by Jeremy Barnett
Practitioners at the SDT have recently faced a difficult period, as we wrestle with a perfect storm, consisting of the new burden of proof which was announced on 1st April 2019, despite the 98% success rate for prosecutions between 2015-16[1], the ...
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Reporting Misconduct to the SRA: SRA lawyer
Posted on February 25, 2020 by Jeremy Barnett
Although this guidance seems on the face of it to be straightforward it is silent on the key issue which is, whether or not the person with the responsibility to report has to be satisfied that serious misconduct has arisen prior to reporting, or i...
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FCA new approach to Claims Management Regulation.
Posted on November 27, 2019 by Jeremy Barnett
The existing rules for CMCs were the Claims Management Regulation Conduct of Authorised Persons Rules 2018 which were superseded by the CMCOB on 17th December 2018 by FCA 2018/56 Claims Management Instrument. CMCOB 2.1 deals with General Principles...
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Read MoreJeremy Barnett MBL lecture on Interventions and SRA internal hearings
Posted on November 17, 2018 by Jeremy Barnett
 Introduction Chaired by Kenneth Hamer of Henderson Chambers, this conference will provide an update on the latest professional disciplinary case law with particular focus on the New Code of Conduct, PII provisions, defending di...
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Read MoreJeremy Barnett to speak at major SRA and Blockchain events
Posted on August 20, 2018 by Jeremy Barnett
For more details about the events, here are the contact details. The MBL conference on SRA regulation and professional conduct is a presitgious event where a number of practitioners who specialise in Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal [S...
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Read MoreLack of Integrity at the SDT: the final position
Posted on April 3, 2018 by Jeremy Barnett
There has been a simmering debate between a number of High Court Judges as to the definition of 'Lack of Integrity' at the Solicitors Disiplinary Tribunal which has finally been settled by the Court of Appeal in the case of Wingate Evans v SRA. See...
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Read MoreSRA Update | SDT lawyer
Posted on June 27, 2017 by Jeremy Barnett
Leigh Day This was the longest and most expensive trial conducted at the SDT ( Solicitors Disciplinary Tribuanl) and it concluded with the tribunal dismissing the charges. The case took seven weeks to conduct and at the conclusion, all 19 charges a...
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Read MoreMostyn J joins debate on SRA Lack of Integrity test
Posted on April 12, 2017 by Jeremy Barnett
It is therefore suggested that the full decision of Mostyn J is read - it is available by clicking here. In it, he deals with the case of SRA v Wingate & another which was followed in Newell Austin by saying as follows; H...
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Read MoreSRA playing for the headlines? | SRA Barrister
Posted on December 5, 2016 by Jeremy Barnett
At a recent seminar held at the Law Society on 16th November, Jeremy Barnett reviewed a number of recent SDT decisions and concluded that the SRA have clearly been investigating classes of cases, and called for more transparency as to how some of t...
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Read MoreJeremy Barnett to speak at Solicitors Regulatory and Compliance Seminar
Posted on October 7, 2016 by Jeremy Barnett
Jeremy will be covering a number of current issues including The current hot topic of using a client account as a banking facility or escrow account The Axiom legal funding cases Claims Management Issues - referral fees, investigations by the MOJ ...
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